Tie holder



Patented Sept. 3, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in tie holders; and more particularly, to a tie holder secured to the rear of the tie and normally concealed from view.

Various means have been provided for holding the tie in place within the coat, but most such devices are cumbersome, and through necessity have been made to take the form of ornaments to encourage their use.

My device is extremely simple and can either form a part of the tie or be attached thereto, and can be readily adjusted so as to always hold the tie in proper position.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a cheap, economical tie holder, which in its preferred form is stitched to the tie and completely concealed from the front, and provided with a slide to tighten the bight around the anchoring buttonv to prevent the bight from slipping from around the same.

Another object of the invention is to provide the loop with a slide that can be moved up or down on the cord to elongate or shorten the same to compensate for variations occurring in the positioning of the tie.

Other objects will be disclosed in the specification and claim forming a part of this application.

' In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective showing the tie in position and pulled back to illustrate the securing means;

Figure 2 is a top plan, partly broken away, illustrating the tie holder in position;

' Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical section;

Figure 4 is a horizontal section; and

Figure 5 is a perspective of a modified form of the invention showing hooks for securing the tie fastener to the tie.

Referring to the drawing, in which similar parts are designated by like numerals:

Numeral 6 designates a shirt with the usual collar 1 and a tie 8 in the usual position relative to the shirt and collar. A looped cord 9 is secured to the underside of the tie by stitches I0 in the preferred form, or by hooks Il in the modified form illustrated in Figure 5.

A slide l2, having channels I3 through which the cord 9 is strung, forms a bight I4 adapted to fit over a shirt button l5. The cord 9 is completely concealed from the front and forms an I integral part of the tie.

In the modified form as illustrated in Figure 5, it may be secured by hooks Il and readily removed when it is desired to clean or wash the tie.

As actually used, the tie B will be adjusted in the collar 1 and tied in the usual manner. The cord bight will be adjusted around the adjacent shirt button I5 and the slide I2 moved either up or downto lengthen or to shorten the loop, but in most cases it will be used to tighten the bight around the button to prevent the same from being dislodged. It has been found that where the bight is formed without any adjustable feature, that the tie will continually work loose from around the anchoring button.

I do notlimit myself to the use of the cord to form the loop, as other materials, including elastic or semi-elastic material, may be used. My invention adds very little V,to the cost of the tie, is extremely simple, and is easily attached; and when attached, greatly adds to the appearanceV of the tie.

Numerous variations may doubtless be devised by persons skilled in the art without departing from the principles of my invention. I, therefore, desire no limitations to be imposedon my invention, except such as are indicated in the appended claim:

What I claim is:

In a tie holder for a four-in-hand necktie, a. exible cord, hooks fixed to each end of the cord and adapted to detachably engage the rear face of the wider outer portion of the necktie and adjacent the opposite side edges of said portion to form a bight lying fiat against said rear face, said bight being designed to receive the narrower portion of the necktie when tied, and a slide having its opposite ends bent to encircle and slidably receive the opposite branches of said bight to form an adjustable loop adapted to engage a button on the shirt of the wearer to limit the swinging movements of the ends of the tie.

JOSEPH A. LOEWINSOHN. 

